The Cocktailian: Gary Regan talks fancy exotic cocktails. The newfangled concoctions can be either good or bad, but if they’re the latter, call out the bartender: “If we can start to banish drinks that fit into a category I dub “emperor’s new clothes,” the path will be clear for the real geniuses behind today’s bars to shine. There are some incredibly fabulous new drinks out there.

49 Square Miles: We’re up to Square #38 in our food tour, which is a mostly residential square composed of the Sunnyside, Miraloma Park, Mission Terrace and Cayuga Terrace. The winner is Culinary Arts and Hospitality Studies program at City College of San Francisco.

Pairings: Lynne Char Bennett pens a touching piece about her father, who was a chef at their family restaurant.

Weeknight Dish: Amanda Gold stumbles upon a family secret to cooking salmon: slow-broiling it, with a thin coat of salmon.